Bill Amendment: FL H7027 | 2016 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Department of Transportation
Status: 2016-04-04 - Chapter No. 2016-181, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239) [H7027 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-H7027-Senate_Floor_Amendment_665868.html
Bill Title: Department of Transportation
Status: 2016-04-04 - Chapter No. 2016-181, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239) [H7027 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-H7027-Senate_Floor_Amendment_665868.html
Florida Senate - 2016 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 7027 Ì665868dÎ665868 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 2/AD/2R . 03/04/2016 12:36 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Brandes moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 105 - 161 4 and insert: 5 Section 3. Subsections (94) and (95) are added to section 6 316.003, Florida Statutes, to read: 7 316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when 8 used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively 9 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context 10 otherwise requires: 11 (94) DRIVER-ASSISTIVE TRUCK PLATOONING TECHNOLOGY.—Vehicle 12 automation and safety technology that integrates sensor array, 13 wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications, active safety 14 systems, and specialized software to link safety systems and 15 synchronize acceleration and braking between two vehicles while 16 leaving each vehicle’s steering control and systems command in 17 the control of the vehicle’s driver in compliance with the 18 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rules regarding 19 vehicle-to-vehicle communications. 20 (95) PORT OF ENTRY.—A designated location that allows 21 drivers of commercial motor vehicles to purchase temporary 22 registration permits necessary to operate legally within the 23 state. The locations and the designated routes to such locations 24 shall be determined by the Department of Transportation. 25 Section 4. The Department of Transportation, in 26 consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 27 Vehicles, shall study the use and safe operation of driver 28 assistive truck platooning technology, as defined in s. 316.003, 29 Florida Statutes, for the purpose of developing a pilot project 30 to test vehicles that are equipped to operate using driver 31 assistive truck platooning technology. 32 (1) Upon conclusion of the study, the Department of 33 Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Highway 34 Safety and Motor Vehicles, may conduct a pilot project to test 35 the use and safe operation of vehicles equipped with driver 36 assistive truck platooning technology. 37 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 316.0895 and 316.303, Florida 38 Statutes, the Department of Transportation may conduct the pilot 39 project in such a manner and at such locations as determined by 40 the Department of Transportation based on the study. 41 (3) Before the start of the pilot project, manufacturers of 42 driver–assistive truck platooning technology being tested in the 43 pilot project must submit to the Department of Highway Safety 44 and Motor Vehicles an instrument of insurance, surety bond, or 45 proof of self-insurance acceptable to the department in the 46 amount of $5 million. 47 (4) Upon conclusion of the pilot project, the Department of 48 Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Highway 49 Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall submit the results of the study 50 and any findings or recommendations from the pilot project to 51 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 52 the House of Representatives. 53 Section 5. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.303, 54 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 55 316.303 Television receivers.— 56 (1) No motor vehicle may be operated on the highways of 57 this state if the vehicle is actively displaying moving 58 television broadcast or pre-recorded video entertainment content 59 that isshall be equipped with television-type receiving60equipment so located that the viewer or screen isvisible from 61 the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in motion, unless the 62 vehicle is equipped with autonomous technology, as defined in s. 63 316.003(90), and is being operated in autonomous mode, as 64 provided in s. 316.85(2). 65 (3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic 66 display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an 67 electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped 68 with autonomous technology, as defined in s. 316.003; or an 69 electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped and 70 operating with driver-assistive truck platooning technology, as 71 defined in s. 316.003. 72 Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 73 316.545, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 74 316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor 75 fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review.— 76 (2) 77 (b) The officer or inspector shall inspect the license 78 plate or registration certificate of the commercial vehicle, as 79 defined in s. 316.003(66), to determine if its gross weight is 80 in compliance with the declared gross vehicle weight. If its 81 gross weight exceeds the declared weight, the penalty shall be 5 82 cents per pound on the difference between such weights. In those 83 cases when the commercial vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003(66), 84 is being operated over the highways of the state with an expired 85 registration or with no registration from this or any other 86 jurisdiction or is not registered under the applicable 87 provisions of chapter 320, the penalty herein shall apply on the 88 basis of 5 cents per pound on that scaled weight which exceeds 89 35,000 pounds on laden truck tractor-semitrailer combinations or 90 tandem trailer truck combinations, 10,000 pounds on laden 91 straight trucks or straight truck-trailer combinations, or 92 10,000 pounds on any unladen commercial motor vehicle. A driver 93 of a commercial motor vehicle entering the state at a designated 94 port-of-entry location, as defined in s. 316.003(94), or 95 operating on designated routes to a port-of-entry location, who 96 obtains a temporary registration permit shall be assessed a 97 penalty limited to the difference between its gross weight and 98 the declared gross vehicle weight at 5 cents per pound. If the 99 license plate or registration has not been expired for more than 100 90 days, the penalty imposed under this paragraph may not exceed 101 $1,000. In the case of special mobile equipment as defined in s. 102 316.003(48), which qualifies for the license tax provided for in 103 s. 320.08(5)(b), being operated on the highways of the state 104 with an expired registration or otherwise not properly 105 registered under the applicable provisions of chapter 320, a 106 penalty of $75 shall apply in addition to any other penalty 107 which may apply in accordance with this chapter. A vehicle found 108 in violation of this section may be detained until the owner or 109 operator produces evidence that the vehicle has been properly 110 registered. Any costs incurred by the retention of the vehicle 111 shall be the sole responsibility of the owner. A person who has 112 been assessed a penalty pursuant to this paragraph for failure 113 to have a valid vehicle registration certificate pursuant to the 114 provisions of chapter 320 is not subject to the delinquent fee 115 authorized in s. 320.07 if such person obtains a valid 116 registration certificate within 10 working days after such 117 penalty was assessed. 118 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 316.85, Florida 119 Statutes, is amended to read: 120 316.85 Autonomous vehicles; operation.— 121 (1) A person who possesses a valid driver license may 122 operate an autonomous vehicle in autonomous mode on roads in 123 this state if the vehicle is equipped with autonomous 124 technology, as defined in s. 316.003. 125 Section 8. Section 316.86, Florida Statutes, is amended to 126 read: 127 316.86Operation of vehicles equipped with autonomous128technology on roads for testing purposes; financial129responsibility;Exemption from liability for manufacturer when 130 third party converts vehicle.— 131(1) Vehicles equipped with autonomous technology may be132operated on roads in this state by employees, contractors, or133other persons designated by manufacturers of autonomous134technology, or by research organizations associated with135accredited educational institutions, for the purpose of testing136the technology. For testing purposes, a human operator shall be137present in the autonomous vehicle such that he or she has the138ability to monitor the vehicle’s performance and intervene, if139necessary, unless the vehicle is being tested or demonstrated on140a closed course. Before the start of testing in this state, the141entity performing the testing must submit to the department an142instrument of insurance, surety bond, or proof of self-insurance143acceptable to the department in the amount of $5 million.144(2)The original manufacturer of a vehicle converted by a 145 third party into an autonomous vehicle isshallnotbeliable 146 in, and shall have a defense to and be dismissed from, any legal 147 action brought against the original manufacturer by any person 148 injured due to an alleged vehicle defect caused by the 149 conversion of the vehicle, or by equipment installed by the 150 converter, unless the alleged defect was present in the vehicle 151 as originally manufactured. 152 Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 319.145, Florida 153 Statutes, is amended to read: 154 319.145 Autonomous vehicles.— 155 (1) An autonomous vehicle registered in this state must 156 continue to meet applicable federal standards and regulations 157 for suchamotor vehicle. The vehicle mustshall: 158 (a) Have a system to safely alert the operator if an 159 autonomous technology failure is detected while the autonomous 160 technology is engaged. When an alert is given, the system must: 161 1. Require the operator to take control of the autonomous 162 vehicle; or 163 2. If the operator does not, or is not able to, take 164 control of the autonomous vehicle, be capable of bringing the 165 vehicle to a complete stopHave a means to engage and disengage166the autonomous technology which is easily accessible to the167operator. 168 (b) Have a means, inside the vehicle, to visually indicate 169 when the vehicle is operating in autonomous mode. 170(c) Have a means to alert the operator of the vehicle if a171technology failure affecting the ability of the vehicle to172safely operate autonomously is detected while the vehicle is173operating autonomously in order to indicate to the operator to174take control of the vehicle.175 (c)(d)Be capable of being operated in compliance with the 176 applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state. 177 178 179 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 180 And the title is amended as follows: 181 Delete lines 6 - 11 182 and insert: 183 Economic Development Program; amending s. 316.003, 184 F.S.; defining the terms “driver-assistive truck 185 platooning technology” and “port of entry”; directing 186 the Department of Transportation to study the 187 operation of driver-assistive truck platooning 188 technology; authorizing the department to conduct a 189 pilot project to test such operation; providing 190 security requirements; requiring a report to the 191 Governor and Legislature; amending s. 316.303, F.S.; 192 revising the prohibition from operating, under certain 193 circumstances, a motor vehicle that is equipped with 194 television-type receiving equipment; providing 195 exceptions to the prohibition against displaying 196 moving television broadcast or pre-recorded video 197 entertainment content in vehicles; amending s. 198 316.545, F.S.; providing a specified penalty for 199 drivers of commercial motor vehicles who obtain 200 temporary registration permits entering the state at, 201 or operating on designated routes to, a port-of-entry 202 location; amending s. 316.85, F.S.; revising the 203 circumstances under which a licensed driver is 204 authorized to operate an autonomous vehicle in 205 autonomous mode; amending s. 316.86, F.S.; deleting a 206 provision authorizing the operation of vehicles 207 equipped with autonomous technology on roads in this 208 state for testing purposes by certain persons or 209 research organizations; deleting a requirement that a 210 human operator be present in an autonomous vehicle for 211 testing purposes; deleting certain financial 212 responsibility requirements for entities performing 213 such testing; amending s. 319.145, F.S.; revising 214 provisions relating to required equipment and 215 operation of autonomous vehicles; amending s. 334.044,